signet ring
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of signet ring
First recorded in 1675–85
Example Sentences
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Sarah's medical cause of death was recorded as "metastatic signet ring adenocarcinoma of the appendix".
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Are you wearing a martini glass signet ring?
From Salon ● May 1, 2025
He proudly wore the family crest on a signet ring, but he was also mindful that his father had been accused of collaboration with the Nazis and his mother was “a former American exotic dancer.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022
Except during the hand-washing that has taken on its own ritual qualities during the pandemic, she never removes her mother’s lucky bloodstone signet ring.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2020
In his immaculate and expensive black suit with gold signet ring and brightly polished black shoes, he looked like a scaled-down model of a multimillionaire businessman.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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